List of gothic metal bands explained

See also: List of gothic rock artists.

This is a list of notable gothic metal bands. Gothic metal is a genre of music characterized as a combination of the dark atmosphere of gothic rock with the aggression of heavy metal. The genre originated during the early 1990s in Europe as an outgrowth of death/doom, a fusion of death metal, doom metal, and gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music. Lyrics are generally melodramatic and dark with inspiration from gothic fiction as well as personal experiences.

Members of metal bands such as After Forever,[1] HIM[2] and Nightwish[3] have downplayed or dismissed the gothic label from their music. The issue is obscured further by bands that have since moved away from gothic metal or even heavy metal music altogether, as is the case for Anathema and The Gathering.[4]

List of bands

BandCountryFormedclass=unsortableReferences
The 69 EyesFinland1989[5]
Ad InfernaFrance / USA1998[6]
After ForeverNetherlands1995[7] [8]
AgathodaimonGermany1995[9]
AmorphisFinland1990[10]
AnathemaUK1990[11] [12]
April WeepsSlovakia2010[13] [14]
ArtrosisPoland1995[15]
ASPGermany1999[16]
AsraiNetherlands1988[17]
AtargatisGermany1997[18]
AtrocityGermany1985[19]
AutumnNetherlands1995[20]
Ava InferiPortugal2005[21]
Awakening, TheSouth Africa/USA1995[22]
BeseechSweden1992[23] [24]
Bloody HammersUSA1999[25] [26]
CadaveriaItaly2001[27]
CemetarySweden1989[28] [29]
ChaliceAustralia1997[30]
CharonFinland1992[31]
Celtic FrostSwitzerland1984[32]
CoronatusGermany1999[33]
Cradle of FilthUK1991[34] [35]
Creation's TearsUK2002[36]
CrematoryGermany1991[37]
Cryptal DarknessAustralia1993[38]
Cult of LunaSweden1998[39]
DanzigUSA1987[40]
Dark PrincessRussia2004[41]
Dark TranquillitySweden1989[42]
DarkseedGermany1992[43]
DarkwellAustria1999[44]
DeathstarsSweden2001[45]
DelainNetherlands2002[46] [47]
DevilmentUK2011[48]
Diabulus in MusicaSpain2006[49]
DraconianSweden1994[50]
DrastiqueItaly1995[51]
ElisLiechtenstein2001[52]
ElysionGreece2006[53]
EntwineFinland1995[54]
EpicaNetherlands2003[55]
Erben der SchöpfungLiechtenstein1998[56]
The EternalAustralia2003[57]
Eternal Tears of SorrowFinland1994[58]
EvanescenceUSA1995[59] [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66]
Eyes of EdenGermany2005[67]
Fall of the LeafeFinland1996[68]
Fatum AeternumIsrael2006[69]
Flowing TearsGermany1994[70]
Forever SlaveSpain2000[71]
For My Pain...Finland1999[72]
FrownSlovakia1997[73]
GravewormItaly1997[74]
HIMFinland1991[75] [76] [77] [78]
In MourningSweden1997[79]
In This MomentUSA2005[80]
KatatoniaSweden1991[81] [82]
The KovenantNorway1999[83]
KrypteriaGermany2001[84]
Lacrimas ProfundereGermany1993[85]
LacrimosaGermany1990[86]
Lacuna CoilItaly1994[87] [88] [89] [90]
L'Âme ImmortelleAustria1996[91]
LeahCanada2011[92]
Leaves' EyesGermany2003[93]
Letzte InstanzGermany1996[94]
LullacryFinland1999[95]
LyrielGermany2003[96]
MacbethItaly1995[97]
Madder MortemNorway1993[98]
Mandragora ScreamItaly1997[99]
Marilyn MansonUSA1989[100]
MetalwingsBulgaria2010[101]
MidnattsolGermany2002[102]
Moi dix MoisJapan2002[103]
MoonspellPortugal1992[104] [105] [106]
MonumentumItaly1987[107]
Mortal LoveNorway2001[108]
My Dying BrideUK1990[109]
NahemahSpain1997[110]
NemeseaNetherlands2002[111]
NightwishFinland1996[112] [113] [114]
Notre DameSweden1997[115]
Octavia SperatiNorway2000[116]
Old Dead Tree, TheFrance1997[117]
Omega LithiumCroatia2007[118]
Pale Horse Named Death, AUSA2011[119] [120] [121]
Paradise LostUK1988[122] [123] [124]
PoisonblackFinland2000[125] [126]
Rotting ChristGreece1987[127]
SchaliachNorway1995[128]
SentencedFinland1989[129] [130] [131]
SilentiumFinland1995[132]
SinamoreFinland1998[133]
SinnergodUK2007[134]
Sins of Thy Beloved, TheNorway1996[135]
SireniaNorway2001[136]
StravaganzzaSpain2004[137]
Stream of PassionNetherlands2005[138]
Theatre of TragedyNorway1993[139] [140]
Theatres des VampiresItaly1994[141]
The Murder of My SweetSweden2006[142]
TherionSweden1987[143]
TiamatSweden1988[144] [145]
To/Die/ForFinland1993[146]
Trail of TearsNorway1994[147] [148]
TristaniaNorway1996[149]
Type O NegativeUSA1989[150] [151] [152] [153]
Umbra et ImagoGermany1991[154]
UndishPoland1991[155]
UnshineFinland2000[156]
UnSunPoland2006[157]
Urban TalesPortugal2005[158]
Virgin BlackAustralia1993[159]
Vision Bleak, TheGermany2000[160] [161]
We Are the FallenUSA2009[162] [163]
Within TemptationNetherlands1996[164] [165] [166]
XandriaGermany1997[167]
Yōsei TeikokuJapan1997

See also

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Notes and References

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  5. Web site: Kellman, Andy . [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p296194|pure_url=yes}} The 69 Eyes ]. . 14 March 2008 .
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